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Find out which regulations apply to your products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.
Product Safety Report for Kojic Clear Cream with Lemon presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product safety report for unbranded LED beauty mask presenting a serious risk of electric shock
Information on how market surveillance authorities should notify products that pose a risk to the health and safety of consumers and / or are noncompliant.
Product recall for Stay Young Skin Lightening Cream with Cocoa Butter and Vitamin E presenting a serious risk to health due to the presence of the prohibited substances.
People and businesses are invited to share their views on how to make non-surgical cosmetic procedures safer as thousands complain of ‘botched’ procedures.
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Product Safety Report for B.B.Clear AHA Lightening Eclaircissant, Be Beautiful & Clear 5 in 1 Skin Lightening Cream sold via eBay presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for PTS Packers and Providers Pvt Surfaz-SN Triple Action Cream presenting a serious chemical risk.
How the MHRA makes decisions on what is a medicinal product (borderline products).
Product Safety Report for Skin Gard Lightening Lotion presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for Beauty7 Tattoo Ink 10pcs presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for Anise Shealight Fading Cream Face & Body presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for Beauty7 Professional Grade Tattoo Ink 20 colours presenting a serious chemical risk.
How to ensure the products you make or import comply with the law and are safe for consumers to use.
Guidance on how to license electronic cigarettes and other inhaled nicotine-containing products (NCPs) as medicines in the UK.
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